One of the Anamosa inmates, Thomas Allen Woodard, charged in bludgeoning a correctional officer and registered nurse in March, will plead Friday in Jones County.
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One of the Anamosa inmates, Thomas Allen Woodard, charged in bludgeoning a correctional officer and registered nurse in March, will plead Friday in Jones County.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected a convicted man's request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found in a cornfield weeks after she disappeared while out for a run near her small hometown.
“Not everything smells rotten but this stinks to it’s core, lawyer David O’Brien says after receiving a state patrol report that confirms dash cam video wasn’t activated in Colesburg man’s fatal motorcycle crash.
Police arrested a Cedar Rapids couple last week on multiple counts of animal neglect, after eight animals were found living in dismal conditions.
Federal judge sentences Iowa man to 10 years for cyberstalking a woman after she broke up with him. He started out sending her harassing texts and emails and then set up fake Facebook profiles about her with sexually explicit photos and information.
Arrests in animal cases are up so far this year on Cedar Rapids, figures show.
Franco Rodriguez, 20 told police he attempted to light a gas pump on fire more than four times at the Kum & Go.
A Utah lawyer is seeking records about the state’s $26 million no-bid contract for the Test Iowa program.
Three people, including two of the suspects, suffered non-life-threatening injuries
Drew Blahnik was convicted of the lesser charge of second-degree murder and two other charges in the fatal stabbing of Chris Bagley in 2018. He faces up to 54 years in prison.
Iowa City police say the investigation continues as it searches for others involved.
After nearly three days of deliberations, the jury has reached a verdict in Drew Blahnik’s murder trial in the death of Chris Bagley.
An Anamosa prison inmate, charged with killing a prison officer and registered nurse, will not have a bench trial next week. He waived his speedy trial right Thursday and wants its reset to a later date.
A man arrived at a hospital Wednesday evening suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound, police said.
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